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We've had really hard restrictions in the past, and the numbers haven't changed,
Santillan told DW
Seeing it end, and then families who had appointments showing up and being told that their appointments were canceled, after waiting months in Mexico to be able to cross — that was really shocking. People are just very uncertain. There are really no pathways to apply for asylum right now, or to cross the border to ask for any kind of relief,
Santillan saysWe have no alternative, because we can't just say, 'Let's start again,'
she explainedWhat he wants is for people to stop coming, and for immigration to basically stop,
she saidI don’t know what will happen,
she said at a press conference presenting the lawsuit
We’re trying to also spread that message that a lot of these executive orders do seem to be unconstitutional. They are not actually tangible yet,
he saidWe had been expecting some of these policies for a while, and we’ve been preparing here,
he saidEvery single person in my life I’ve been talking to about this has told me: ‘No way Christina, you’re not getting deported,
she saidI don’t have a criminal record. I have a business, where I employ five US citizens,
she saidThe benefits of coming to the United States are enormous,
Bier said
Although most people come with the intention of working, helping the city grow, and growing personally, there are many who slip through who are not good people,
Zully saidThe exceptions are so narrow that really only about 3% of all the people who were trying to immigrate legally last year actually got a green card and were able to become a legal permanent resident,
Bier saidIf you try to do [it] in a right way, you need to wait a long time. You need to pay fees,
she told Fox News DigitalGet them back south across the border and get the paperwork started for them if they wish to naturalize,
he saidIt's a guilty until proven innocent system. And the only way you can prove your innocence or your eligibility to immigrate is if you fall into very narrow exceptions,
he saidWhen I talk to Border Patrol agents, they really want the people who are coming for peaceful reasons, for work purposes or family reunification, to apply at the consulate so we can focus on our job of securing the border against threats, criminals and other people who we want to keep out of our country,
he saidIf they were born here, they are from this country, even if they are the children of undocumented parents,
she said
My fear is that I will be arrested in a raid, by a police officer or someone from immigration and that they will ask me for my papers,
she saidWe saw a similar drop in early 2017,
noted the outlet’s Homeland Security correspondent Julia Ainsley
That action, as you’ve probably seen, has already started very strongly,
Trump said